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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 364 | 615 | 463 | 2305 | 2899 | 2337 | 896 | 653 | 421 | 162 | 122 | 117 | 89 | 66 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 186 | 125 | 182 | 109 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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